International disputes: claims and
administers Western Sahara, but sovereignty remains unresolved -
UN-administered cease-fire has remained in effect since September
1991, but attempts to hold a referendum have failed and parties thus
far have rejected other proposals; Morocco protests Spain's control
over the coastal enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Penon de Velez de la
Gomera, the islands of Penon de Alhucemas and Islas Chafarinas, and
surrounding waters; Morocco also rejected Spain's unilateral
designation of a median line from the Canary Islands in 2002 to set
limits to undersea resource exploration and refugee interdiction;
Morocco allowed Spanish fishermen to fish temporarily off the coast of
Western Sahara after an oil spill soiled Spanish fishing
grounds.